Guard for wheel-hubs.



J. M. TAYLOR.

GUARD FOR WHEEL HUBS.

APPLICATION man NOV. 22, 1914.

7; 2 1 ,840. Patented Feb. 6, 1917.

JAMES M. TAYLOR, OF BURLEY, IDAHO.

GUARD FOR WHEEL-HUBS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 6, 1917.

Application filed November 28, 1914. Serial No. 874,470.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMEs M. TAYLOR, a. citizen of the United States,residing at Burley, in the county of Cassia and State of Idaho, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Guards for Wheel- Hubs,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to wheel hubs, and more particularly to thatclass of hubs which will prevent the accumulation of dust or otherforeign matter from gaining access to the axle.

The primary object of this invention is the provision of a hub whichwill allow a maximum amount of use with a minimum of greasing or oiling.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a closure for theaxle which will prevent rain water or snow from reaching the axle andthereby prevent corroding of the same.

I attain these objects by arrangement and construction of parts whichwill be hereinafter set forth in the specification, pointed out in theclaim and illustrated in the accompanying drawing. In the drawing Figure1 is a longitudinal section through a wheel hub showing my inventionapplied thereto;

-Fig. 2 is a section taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of one of the base sections.

The wheel hub designated by the numeral 1 is provided with the usualspokes 2. A metal sleeve 3 is arranged in the longitudinal centralopening of the hub. The axle 4 is mounted in the sleeve 3 and isprovided with a flange 5, the inner end of which bears against the endof the sleeve 3. The opposite end of the axle is provided with a nut 6which holds the hub 1 upon the axle 4. The inner end of the axle issquare, as shown at 7, and has mounted thereon the base member 8 whichis provided with enlargements or flanges 9 and 10. This base member 8forms a base for the housing of the axle at its inner end and is dividedinto half sections, each of which sections have the square channels 11formed therein which fit snugly over the square portion of the axle.

For securely holding the base sections 8 upon the axle, I provideopenings 12 through which bolts 13 are extended provided with nuts, asclearly shown in Fig. 3. Mounted in the base member 8 at the small endthereof is the cupped disk 14, the inturned flange 15 of which retainsthe cylinder or dust band 16 in engagement with the hub at the innerrestricted end 17 thereof. interposed between the enlargement 9 of thebase member 8 and the cylinder or dust band 16 is a washer 18 of felt orother absorbent material. This washer 18 is further held in its properposition by the flange 10 of the base member 8.

From this construction, it is evident that after the axle is greased andthe parts of this housing assembled in the manner described, aneflicient structure for preventing the entry of foreign or objectionablematter is obtained. The felt washer 18 takes up and absorbs any moisturewhich may leak from the housing, thereby preventing any corroding of theaxle.

The outer end of the hub is provided with an internally threadedcylinder 19 which is secured to the hub in any desired manner. A closureor cap 20 is externally threaded and engages the threads of the cylinder19 and effectively excludes the entry of dust, dirt, water, or otherforeign matter.

I claim:

The combination with an axle having a squared portion and a collar and ahub provided with a band extending over the said portion, of a pluralityof complemental base members having reduced extensions andcircumferential flanges, said members having flattened portions on theirouter peripheries to receive a means for fastening the members together,the complemented flanges being inserted within and being spaced from theband and hub, a cupped disk carried by the extensions and engaging withthe band forming a pocket with the band, flanges and base members, andan absorbent washer arranged in the pocket.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

F. E. Wxomm, E. L. BOWLING.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

